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I'm rich !!!!

Whoo - hooo!!! No more work for me! I got this in my e-mail today!

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE
INTERNATIONAL WIRE TRANSFER UNIT
WORLD BANK AUDITORS RELEASE
LAGOS NIGERIA
OUR REF:UN/WR/011.4XXVX/100
YOUR REF;CBN/WBA/345-BS/2012
Tel: +2348028419593.

SUBJECT: FUND RELEASE THROUGH ATM VISA CARD.

The above subject refers.

We discovered that your name and email address (in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from Africa (Nigerian Government) Europe, Asia plus Middle East, Americans) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to a suspense account.

This Thursday the 6th of September 2012, confirmation of payment was forwarded to us for the immediate release of your Fund $10M through inter bank ATM VISA CARD process of the United Nations, World Bank and the Interbank Payments. Please reconfirm your mailing address for delivery of your fund via ATM VISA CARD.

FULL NAME:
YOUR FULL DELIVERY ADDRESS:
DIRECT MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER:

Yours in Service

Dr. Thomas Wilson
For International payment,
United Nations/World Bank group.

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Old 09-06-2012, 04:59 PM
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I assume you thought you were posting in off topic, but...


Is this your first Nigerian email? I imagine that I rarely get less then a couple a day in my spam filter.
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Old 09-06-2012, 05:17 PM
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It's in the technical forum for a reason....... technically he's got no money.
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Old 09-06-2012, 05:25 PM
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Entirely related and rather amusing ---> 419 Eater - The largest scambaiting community on the planet!

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Old 09-06-2012, 05:29 PM
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Funny, I got the same email. Now Harry and I can go on a Porsche parts shopping spree. (see, technical BBS content.)
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Old 09-06-2012, 06:54 PM
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Maybe we can add our story to Saabnet.com Classifieds Scam Warning!.
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and i come on figuring harry was going to buy everyone a custom pelican t-shirt
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Old 09-08-2012, 11:11 PM
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Harry. Good news. Me too. Maybe when could meet for champagne and caviar on the Riviera.
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Damn.....I feel like a chump- the one I got was for only $5 million.
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Harry, If you send me $100, I GUARANTEE that I will prevent scammers from stealing any of your new found wealth. I don't lie....
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HarryD, Congratulations. Are you going to open an oil research lab?
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I went to college with Dr. Thomas Wilson. I will vouch for his honesty and I hope you will put this money to good use and you are able to help others with your good fortune.
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Here we go Again!!!! UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC).

Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC).

King Solomon Chambers
The Principal Attorney
king Chambers
44 Green Park Lane,
Manchester, L12 4JJ - United Kingdom.
Email:kingsolomonchamberuk@gmail.com

Dear Beneficiary,
On behalf of the UNITED NATIONS, we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of $10.million USD in compensation and International Monetary Fund (IMF) European cooperate Office have received all the overdue outstanding payments owed to the following: firms, contractors, inheritance next of kin and lottery beneficiaries that was originated from Africa, Europe, Americans, Asia including Middle East. Among the list are individuals and companies that their unpaid funds have been located to our authorized official paying bank, Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a payment of $10.million USD and has been approved already as concluded by the (IMF) Chapter and United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) based on the agreement reached by the European Union and the United Nations Policy Maker Unit under IMF payment constitution and the World Economic Development Forum Annual Meeting held in LONDON to erase debt owed by African banks , other several international banks world wide as it has been bac Your full name Your current postal address Your phone/ fax number Total amount expecting: $ 10million USD Photocopy of your passport Instead of losing your fund, please indicate to us the total sum you are expecting and for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any institution or office until you receive your payment. This development is as result of the effort made by United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) European Central Bank / the European Council to this relief and any negligence and undermining of this message may result confiscation of your awaiting Outstanding Fund. We are directed to compensate you as it is stipulated in Section B act 4 of United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) guide lines and regulations of (08/04/2003) .NOTE:ALL CORRESPONDENCE/REPLIES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THIS EMAIL:kingsolomonchamberuk@gmail.com

Yours in service,
Barr. King Solomon.
On behalf of UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC).
(Principal Attorney)
Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer
Barrister and Solicitor (Australia, 1984) Solicitor (England and Wales, 1992)
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I prefer Russian scamsters, at least those send me pictures...

Project S(c)am-a-lot

Though i think they blacklisted me.. i'm not getting any scamsters lately...
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Wow, these guys aren't even trying anymore--incomprehensible English and a "principal attorney for the UN" using a g-mail account. Yeah, that's going to get a lot of replies.
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Now the FBI wants to help me!!!!

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington D.C

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.

ATTN: ATM CARD PAYMENT BENEFICIARY,

(FBI) PAYMENT MEMO TO PAYMENT BENEFICIARIES.

GOOD NEWS FOR YOU FROM THE FBI UNITED STATES. WE HAD A MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA/ BENIN OVER YOUR LONG OVERDUE CONTRACT PAYMENT AND WE AGREED WITH THEM THAT YOUR FUND SHOULD NOT COST YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE IS YOUR MONEY, WHICH WE FINALLY REACHED AN AGREEMENT YESTERDAY THAT ALL THE PAYMENT WILL BE PAID VIA ATM SMART CARD WHICH IS THE SIMPLEST WAY TO TRANSFER HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO AVOID COST OF TRANSFER AND OTHER STATUTORY DOCUMENTS, WHICH WE STRETCHED TO HAVE A STRONG AGREEMENT OVER THE PAYMENT THAT WILL COST YOU ONLY $255 US DOLLARS FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD VIA UPS OR DHL DELIVERY COMPANY DEPENDING ON YOUR CHOICE.

HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ONLY TWO WORKING DAYS TO SEND THIS REQUIRED DELIVERY FEE OF $255USD TO UPS OR DHL COURIER COMPANY FOR DELIVERING OF YOUR CARD BECAUSE YOUR CARD WILL BE DISPATCH TO THEM IMMEDIATELY. AND IF WE DON’T HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION; THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WILL NOT HESITATE BY GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT TO CANCEL YOUR PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY APPROVED AND PROGRAMMED IN AN ATM SMART CARD.

I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW CAREFULLY, THE NOTICE BELOW STAND AS CAUTION BEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS PROJECT, AS I WILL SOON CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, LET THIS STAND AS A WARNING BEFORE YOU IN CASE YOU RECEIVED ANY E-MAILS OR CALLS REGARDING TO THIS FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL, OFFICE, ORGANIZATION AND BANKS CLAIMING TO BE ME.

BE INFORMED THAT YOU MAY ALSO RECEIVE SEVERAL E-MAILS AND TELEPHONE CALLS FROM ANY ORGANIZATION, SUCH MUST BE FORWARDED TO US IMMEDIATELY FOR VERIFICATION.IT MIGHT COME TO YOU WITH DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES INCLUDING MY NAME ASKING YOU TO COME AND PUT CLAIM ON YOUR ESTATE OR EVEN FUNDS BELONGING TO YOU OR TO SOMEBODY YOU DO NOT KNOW, I URGE YOU TO IGNORE SUCH E-MAILS OR CALLS, WHILE YOU FORWARD IT TO US. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION. WHILE RESPONDING TO THE ATM CARD PAYMENT OFFICER YOU MUST CONFIRM THIS CODE (18062012) FOR IDENTIFICATION.

HOWEVER, BE INFORMED THAT THE PART PAYMENT, WHICH IS 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS HAS BEEN LOADED IN YOUR ATM SMART CARD AND YOUR FUND WHICH IS IN TUNE OF 10,500.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS WILL COME IN BATCHES OF 3,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH OF YOUR PART PAYMENT.YOUR PAYMENT WOULD BE SENT TO YOU VIA DHL OR UPS, BECAUSE WE HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHICH SHOULD EXPIRED BY NOVEMBER 29/2012. BELOW ARE FEW LIST OF TRACKING NUMBERS YOU CAN TRACK FROM (UPS ) WEBSITE(Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Management from UPS ) TO CONFIRM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT SUCCESSFULLY.

JOHNNY ALMANTE ==============1Z2X59394198080570
GARY METZGER ==============1Z2X59394195952759
GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============1Z2X59394198690947
CAROL R BUCZYNSKI ==============1Z2X59394197862530
KARIMA EMELIA TAYLOR ==============1Z2X59394198591527
LISA LAIRD ==============1Z2X59394196641913
POLLY SHAYKIN ==============1Z2X59394198817702

MOREOVER, THIS IS ANOTHER PEOPLE THAT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT THROUGH UPS WEBSITE (DHL | Global | English ).

RICHARD AUTRY ============== 869713119185
GARY METZGER ============== 871363130860
MARK STUBBS ==============871363116168

HOWEVER,BE ADVISED BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATION/ INSTRUCTIONS THAT YOUR COMPLETE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE OVER-DUE FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY UPON YOUR CONTACT TO THE NEWLY APPOINTED PAYMENT OFFICER THAT WILL CARRY OUT THE DISPATCH OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD TO UPS COURIER COMPANY WITH THE PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGED. YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO CONTACT MARK HILLS IMMEDIATELY AS STATED BELOW AS THE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF ATM SMART CARD/FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT AND ASK HIM ON HOW AND WHERE TO SEND THE PAYMENT OF $255.00 ONLY TO DHL OR UPS COURIER COMPANY.

CONTACT PERSON: MARK HILLS.
DHL COURIER EXPRESS
EMAIL ADDRESS: drmarkhills@yahoo.cn
DIRECT TELL +234-80-39369-706


YOU'RE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO ENABLE HIM FACILITATE A SPEEDY PROCESSING AND RELEASE OF YOUR DELIVERY SINCE IS THE ONLY $255.00 USD THAT IS KEEPING YOUR ATM SMART CARD. CONTACT HIM WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS BELOW:

1.Full Name:......................
2.Delivery Address:......................
3.Phone:......................
4.Fax Number:......................
5.A Copy of Your Identity:......................
6.Age:......................
7.Marital Status:......................
8.Country:......................
9.City:......................
10.Occupation:......................

NOTE: YOU'RE ADVISED TO FURNISH YOUR INFORMATION TO INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR MARK HILLS WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS TO ENABLE HIM EXPEDITE SPEEDY ACTION ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT. WE EXPECT YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US MONITOR THIS PAYMENT AND THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM SMART CARD EFFECTIVELY THEREBY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT AS DIRECTED TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY.

YOU’RE ALSO EXPECTED TO FOLLOW HIS ADVICE AND DIRECTIVES TO AVOID DELAY IN RELEASING YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED TO IMF OFFICE FOR PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION.

BEST REGARDS

Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA

Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM card, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Mark Hills who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your payment and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon it immediately. Help stop cyber crime.

RE: VERY URGENT MESSAGE.

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